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Playing with your tongue (Jimi Style)

MichaelMcKevinMichaelMcKevin Posts: 1,161
edited December 2006 in Musicians and Gearheads
he must have been doin tongue pushups or somethin, cuz it takes some strength to move a string with your tongue.
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  • harrisonmerwinharrisonmerwin Posts: 766
    it was more his teeth....it shivers my spine too much to do it, so i dont...
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  • TheLuckyOnesTheLuckyOnes Posts: 472
    i was going to say ask your girlfriend for advice, but thats sorta improper .......


    so well .....

    yeah it is the teeth, and yeah it gives me the willynillys too
  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    TheLuckyOnes wrote:
    i was going to say ask your girlfriend for advice, but thats sorta improper .......


    so well .....

    yeah it is the teeth, and yeah it gives me the willynillys too

    I can't do it...
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  • Dirty_FrankDirty_Frank Posts: 957
    I did it once at a show.

    I started, and didn't want to look like a wuss, so I kept going.

    Never again... I get tingles thinking about it.

    :o
  • hendrix78hendrix78 Posts: 507
    It's not that bad, just don't actually pick with your teeth that much. Use lots of hammer ons and pull offs.
  • MichaelMcKevinMichaelMcKevin Posts: 1,161
    See I always thought it was the teeth. Then i was told by a friend that it the "teeth" thing was a common misconception. Regardless, both seem ridiculously hard.
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  • ledhed43ledhed43 Posts: 114
    i heard he would play amazing solos with his left(picking hand) behind his back, so i doubt he picked too much with his teeth or tongue.
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  • who's_pearljam?who's_pearljam? Posts: 2,104
    Actually, Hendrix did all that stuff after seeing Buddy Guy in the 60's! If you listen to old Buddy Guy albums, you'll see where Hendix and Stevie Ray and a ton of others go their inspirations! Guy is an amazing player.

    Buddy Guy was the first stunt man guitar player I know of one I know of doing that all those tricks, but I'm sure there were others before that!
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  • MichaelMcKevinMichaelMcKevin Posts: 1,161
    Was Buddy Guy the first player to do the behind the back trick SRV made famous?
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  • who's_pearljam?who's_pearljam? Posts: 2,104
    GivenToCarve wrote:
    Was Buddy Guy the first player to do the behind the back trick SRV made famous?


    Probably.
    Actually Stevie may have gotten it either from Jimi or Buddy.
    Hendrix probably made it famous, because Buddy Guy wasn't famous here. He was more famous in England than he was here. Hendrix cancelled a few gigs when he was living in England, so he could catch a Buddy Guy show.
    Thanks to Hendrix and Clapton and The Stones et al for showing us America the rhythm and blues that was invented in the US!

    Hendrix used to do all that stuff too, when he was first out. Then after a year or so he just played without the theatrics.


    Haha,,, "just" played is a relative term, I guess! :D
    Ok, well, played without the behind the back stuff and smashing guitars.
    More like, "Just" playing with more energy and power and charisma and excitement and tension and release and jaw-dropping hair-raising heart pounding wonderment than probably anyone ever will again.
    Just Jimi Hendrix walking out onto the stage was theatrics, and he wasn't even trying to do anything!

    I saw him twice. The first time was when he was doing the behind the back stuff , the second time was him playing. No teeth.


    I bet HE got shivers thinking about playing with his teeth, too!
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  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    who's_pearljam? wrote:
    Probably.
    Actually Stevie may have gotten it either from Jimi or Buddy.
    Hendrix probably made it famous, because Buddy Guy wasn't famous here. He was more famous in England than he was here. Hendrix cancelled a few gigs when he was living in England, so he could catch a Buddy Guy show.
    Thanks to Hendrix and Clapton and The Stones et al for showing us America the rhythm and blues that was invented in the US!

    Hendrix used to do all that stuff too, when he was first out. Then after a year or so he just played without the theatrics.


    Haha,,, "just" played is a relative term, I guess! :D
    Ok, well, played without the behind the back stuff and smashing guitars.
    More like, "Just" playing with more energy and power and charisma and excitement and tension and release and jaw-dropping hair-raising heart pounding wonderment than probably anyone ever will again.
    Just Jimi Hendrix walking out onto the stage was theatrics, and he wasn't even trying to do anything!

    I saw him twice. The first time was when he was doing the behind the back stuff , the second time was him playing. No teeth.


    I bet HE got shivers thinking about playing with his teeth, too!

    I can't believe you saw him twice. How amazing was it?
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  • who's_pearljam?who's_pearljam? Posts: 2,104
    keeponrockin wrote:
    I can't believe you saw him twice. How amazing was it?





    He was ok.


    :D


    One thing I love about being my age is that I GOT to see all those guys (and gals!) Janis Joplin and Grace Slick and Joni Mitchell in the late 60's and on.


    There were a lot of mind blowing concerts, but Hendrix ruled them all! There was no warming up with him,,, he walked out, said a few good evenings,,,, I remember him saying once, "I think I'd like to play a little ditty that goes like this",,,, then haha,,,,WHAM,,, all hell broke loose!

    Another couple of mindblowers were Cream's last tour, Rolling Stones 1972, and Jefferson Airplane in maybe 1971? Powerful powerful live bands. :cool:
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  • BrezBrez Posts: 570
    TheLuckyOnes wrote:
    i was going to say ask your girlfriend for advice, but thats sorta improper .......


    so well .....

    yeah it is the teeth, and yeah it gives me the willynillys too

    Yeah it's like scratching nails on a chalkboard for me too.
    And before his first step... He's off again...
  • MichaelMcKevinMichaelMcKevin Posts: 1,161
    who's_pearljam? wrote:
    He was ok.


    :D


    One thing I love about being my age is that I GOT to see all those guys (and gals!) Janis Joplin and Grace Slick and Joni Mitchell in the late 60's and on.


    There were a lot of mind blowing concerts, but Hendrix ruled them all! There was no warming up with him,,, he walked out, said a few good evenings,,,, I remember him saying once, "I think I'd like to play a little ditty that goes like this",,,, then haha,,,,WHAM,,, all hell broke loose!

    Another couple of mindblowers were Cream's last tour, Rolling Stones 1972, and Jefferson Airplane in maybe 1971? Powerful powerful live bands. :cool:


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  • MellowMindMellowMind Posts: 61
    Mike didn't do the behind the neck trick in the gig i went to :(

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